2010... Acura RWD Sedan the size of the TL? YAY!

Acura’s plans for its future lineup are ambitious and bold - two necessary qualities for a Japanese company seeking to enter the luxury car market and beat the Germans at their own game. To do so the carmaker has its sights set on a radical revamp of its current lineup as well as the addition of several all-new models. The final objective is to distance itself from Honda once and for all.

While the TSX, RL, and TL have been redesigned for 2009, Honda’s vice president for corporate planning in North America, Dan Bonawitz, admits that none of these cars are up to ‘tier’ 1 standards. However, in a recent interview with Automotive News, Bonawitz boasted that the situation will change in 2010 when an “all-new vehicle about the same level as the TL” arrives.

The RL’s poor sales performance has led to speculation that it will be replaced before 2012, speculation which has been fueled by Bonawitz, who revealed that Acura has a “sedan coming that will clearly put [them] in tier 1? before 2012.

The RL’s possible replacement may become the Acura that can intimidate the Germans, with a possible 400hp (298kW) 4.5L V8 engine and a RWD layout rumored to be among its list of specs. There’s also the chance that this new sedan will be sold alongside the RL as no final decision on the future of either model has been confirmed. Pictured above is the Acura Advanced Sedan Concept from 2006’s Los Angeles Auto Show, a striking design study for a flagship sedan.

Also rumored to be in the works is a new four-seater coupe as a possible replacement for the CL.

One model that is confirmed is the replacement for the NSX supercar. Seen testing recently at the Nurburgring, the new flagship model is expected to sport a 550hp (410kW) V10 engine with 420lb-ft (570Nm) of torque.

Finally, the RDX will come in for a redesign for the 2011 model year and could spawn a hybrid variant. This will be followed that same year by the next-generation MDX, which could be offered with a new V6 turbodiesel engine. A third SUV model could be added to Acura’s lineup as revealed by a new prototype caught testing recently in California’s Death Valley.

-Read 'em and weep 'em!

hahahaha
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-how does it stay so small and skinny when it has single handedly eaten all those fat muscle cars?

wingsnut.:"While the TSX, RL, and TL have been redesigned for 2009, Honda’s vice president for corporate planning in North America, Dan Bonawitz, admits that none of these cars are up to ‘tier’ 1 standards."

There I read it.

Zing!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA!

yeah, I saw that too.

but it's okay, I have already agreed that Honda isn't at the same level as Lexus, BMW and Mercedes.... YET!

but Acura is coming w/ it's guns FULLY LOADED!

Taking no prisoners!

damnit... I got Zinged by a Ford nut...
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-how does it stay so small and skinny when it has single handedly eaten all those fat muscle cars?

"While the TSX, RL, and TL have been redesigned for 2009, Honda’s vice president for corporate planning in North America, Dan Bonawitz, admits that none of these cars are up to ‘tier’ 1 standards. However, in a recent interview with Automotive News, Bonawitz boasted that the situation will change in 2010 when an “all-new vehicle about the same level as the TL” arrives"

I appreciate that Vice President for admitting that Acura has to do lot of job to become 'tier 1' brand.

"The RL’s possible replacement may become the Acura that can intimidate the Germans, with a possible 400hp (298kW) 4.5L V8 engine and a RWD layout rumored to be among its list of specs. There’s also the chance that this new sedan will be sold alongside the RL as no final decision on the future of either model has been confirmed. Pictured above is the Acura Advanced Sedan Concept from 2006’s Los Angeles Auto Show, a striking design study for a flagship sedan."

So thats a rumour and no final decision yet.

But my heart sank when i saw this,
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Only Honda or Acura would think of something like that.
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When Lexus and Infiniti started up and had their rwd flagships, I was waiting for Acura to show the usual Honda-esque approach of being a little smarter, a little better at their home country rivals.

Lexus took off and left Acura in the dust. Infiniti got off to a slow start, but has gotten much better in recent years with the G and M cars.

Acura...well, I'm still waiting. I would expect that a clean-sheet rwd car from Honda/Acura would be formidable-but it's years late to the party. That's very disappointing.
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Well wheres the preproduction mules? I haven't seen anything to concretely say they are bringing this out. I hate banging this drum but the Volt has testmules and has a design team to it. So why would Honda be so close lipped about the most important Luxury venture it has done since the NSX? IMHO this is turning into vaporware fast. Why not show us some test mules driving the 'ring or in Lillehammer doing cold weather testing? Why not show us the layout of your new V8 and V10 engines respectively? Like the GS-F and LFA I will believe it when I see it at SEMA lol.

riserburn:Well wheres the preproduction mules? I haven't seen anything to concretely say they are bringing this out. I hate banging this drum but the Volt has testmules and has a design team to it. So why would Honda be so close lipped about the most important Luxury venture it has done since the NSX? IMHO this is turning into vaporware fast. Why not show us some test mules driving the 'ring or in Lillehammer doing cold weather testing? Why not show us the layout of your new V8 and V10 engines respectively? Like the GS-F and LFA I will believe it when I see it at SEMA lol.

Wow, well Honda keeps things under tight wrap.

Zoomin didn't believe me when I said the new Honday hybrid (still unnamed) will be out by 2010 soon... now people are seeing spy shots of it!

and also, when did the TL spy shots and testmules start popping up? EXACTLY!

how about a lil faith!
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-how does it stay so small and skinny when it has single handedly eaten all those fat muscle cars?

Faith is for people that believe. I'm a skeptic about nearly everything. Although lately when GM and Ford say they are doing something they do it lol.

When was the last time we heard that Acura is going RWD? How many times have we ballyhooed the comeback of the NSX? The new hybrid was needed so they made it, the new TL was needed so they made it. How much do you think the executives, engineers, design teams, etc. have fought over this? How many times have the side going with suspension sharing i.e. FWD layout has won? I give credit where credit is due, they haven't made a RWD vehicle that wasn't niche and haven't put together a real performance vehicle since th early 90s when the old NSX debuted.

So how long have they left performance vehicles sitting there without appreciable updates? I mean when did they put the new engine with more power or lighter weight to the S2000? The NSX was on the market for more than 14 years and how many times did they change the interior? I mean they still had casette tracks by the end of it!

People say alot about Honda and even there press realeases say alot but they have a concerted history of not putting the product that they should putout to the market.

riserburn:So how long have they left performance vehicles sitting there without appreciable updates? I mean when did they put the new engine with more power or lighter weight to the S2000? The NSX was on the market for more than 14 years and how many times did they change the interior? I mean they still had casette tracks by the end of it!

People say alot about Honda and even there press realeases say alot but they have a concerted history of not putting the product that they should putout to the market.

yeah, but the S2000 didn't really make or break Honda!

They have a lot of cars that sell extremely well!

Acura on the other hand dropped the ball when they didn't redesign the NSX and discontinued it. Acura's image/perception with the public is suffering so they actually have to do something about it!

So yes, they have made some mistakes in the past... but they know what they have to do w/ Acura... and I am willing to bed they will do just htat!
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-how does it stay so small and skinny when it has single handedly eaten all those fat muscle cars?